1975 Los Angeles Dodgers season

Major League Baseball team season

1975 Los Angeles Dodgers

League| National League
Division| West
Ballpark| Dodger Stadium
City| Los Angeles
Owners| Walter O'Malley, heirs of James Mulvey
President| Peter O'Malley
General managers| Al Campanis
Managers| Walter Alston
Television| KTTV (11)
Radio| KABC
Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett
XEGM
Jaime Jarrín, Rudy Hoyos
| <- 1974 | Seasons | 1976 ->

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The 1975 Los Angeles Dodgers finished in second place, 20 games behind the Cincinnati Reds in the National League West.

## Offseason

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* January 29, 1975: Von Joshua was selected off waivers from the Dodgers by the San Francisco Giants.[1]

## Regular season

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### Season standings

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NL West Team  | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road

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Cincinnati Reds | 108 | 54  | .667  | —  | 64‍–‍17  | 44‍–‍37
Los Angeles Dodgers | 88 | 74  | .543  | 20  | 49‍–‍32  | 39‍–‍42
San Francisco Giants | 80 | 81  | .497  | 27½  | 46‍–‍35  | 34‍–‍46
San Diego Padres | 71 | 91  | .438  | 37  | 38‍–‍43  | 33‍–‍48
Atlanta Braves | 67 | 94  | .416  | 40½  | 37‍–‍43  | 30‍–‍51
Houston Astros | 64 | 97  | .398  | 43½  | 37‍–‍44  | 27‍–‍53

### Record vs. opponents

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1975 National League record

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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

Team  | ATL  | CHC  | CIN  | HOU  | LAD  | MON  | NYM  | PHI  | PIT  | SD  | SF  | STL
Atlanta | — | 5–7 | 3–15 | 12–6 | 8–10 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 7–11 | 8–9 | 3–9
Chicago | 7–5 | — | 1–11 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 12–6 | 6–12 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 11–7
Cincinnati | 15–3 | 11–1 | — | 13–5 | 8–10 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 13–5 | 8–4
Houston | 6–12 | 5–7 | 5–13 | — | 6–12 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 6–5 | 9–9 | 5–13 | 4–8–1
Los Angeles | 10–8 | 7–5 | 10–8 | 12–6 | — | 5–7 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 11–7 | 10–8 | 5–7
Montreal | 4–8 | 9–9 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 7–5 | — | 10–8 | 7–11 | 7–11 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 11–7
New York | 8–4 | 11–7 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 8–10 | — | 7–11 | 5–13 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 9–9
Philadelphia | 7-5 | 6–12 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 11–7 | 11–7 | — | 11–7 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 10–8
Pittsburgh | 8–4 | 12–6 | 6–6 | 5–6 | 7–5 | 11–7 | 13–5 | 7–11 | — | 8–4 | 5–7 | 10–8
San Diego | 11–7 | 7–5 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 4–8 | — | 8–10 | 4–8
San Francisco | 9–8 | 7–5 | 5–13 | 13–5 | 8–10 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 10–8 | — | 5–7
St. Louis | 9–3 | 7–11 | 4–8 | 8–4–1 | 7–5 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 8–4 | 7–5 | —

### Opening day lineup

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Opening Day starters

Name | Position
Davey Lopes | Second baseman
Bill Buckner | Left fielder
Jimmy Wynn | Center fielder
Joe Ferguson | Right fielder
Steve Garvey | First baseman
Ron Cey | Third baseman
Steve Yeager | Catcher
Bill Russell | Shortstop
Don Sutton | Starting pitcher

### Notable transactions

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* May 2, 1975: Geoff Zahn and Eddie Solomon were traded by the Dodgers to the Chicago Cubs for Burt Hooton.[2]
* July 15, 1975: Jim Brewer was purchased from the Dodgers by the California Angels.[3]

### Roster

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1975 Los Angeles Dodgers

Roster
Pitchers

* 21 Jim Brewer
* 44 Al Downing
* 46 Burt Hooton
* 49 Charlie Hough
* 35 Dennis Lewallyn
* 46 Juan Marichal
* 28 Mike Marshall
* 47 Andy Messersmith
* 31 Doug Rau
* 36 Rick Rhoden
* 41 Dave Sells
* 20 Don Sutton
* 45 Stan Wall
* 38 Geoff Zahn

|  | Catchers

* 13 Joe Ferguson
* 12,71 Paul Powell
* 7 Steve Yeager

Infielders

* 1 Rick Auerbach
* 10 Ron Cey
* 14 Iván DeJesús
* 6 Steve Garvey
* 34 Lee Lacy
* 15 Davey Lopes
* 5 Ken McMullen
* 18 Bill Russell

|  | Outfielders

* 22 Bill Buckner
* 27 Willie Crawford
* 37 Henry Cruz
* 43 John Hale
* 9 Leron Lee
* 11 Manny Mota
* 17 Tom Paciorek
* 8 Jerry Royster
* 38 Joe Simpson
* 23 Jimmy Wynn

Other batters

* 2 Orlando Alvarez
* 16 Charlie Manuel

|  | Manager

* 24 Walter Alston

Coaches

* 26 Red Adams
* 54 Monty Basgall
* 58 Mark Cresse
* 19 Jim Gilliam
* 52 Tommy Lasorda

## Player stats

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### Batting

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#### Starters by position

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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos  | Player  | G  | AB  | H  | Avg.  | HR  | RBI

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C | Steve Yeager | 135 | 452 | 103 | .228 | 12 | 54
1B | Steve Garvey | 160 | 659 | 210 | .319 | 18 | 95
2B | Davey Lopes | 155 | 618 | 162 | .262 | 8 | 41
SS | Bill Russell | 84 | 252 | 52 | .206 | 0 | 14
3B | Ron Cey | 158 | 566 | 160 | .283 | 25 | 101
LF | Bill Buckner | 92 | 288 | 70 | .243 | 6 | 31
CF | Jim Wynn | 130 | 412 | 102 | .248 | 18 | 58
RF | Willie Crawford | 124 | 373 | 98 | .263 | 9 | 46

#### Other batters

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Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player  | G  | AB  | H  | Avg.  | HR  | RBI

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Lee Lacy | 101 | 306 | 96 | .314 | 7 | 40
John Hale | 71 | 204 | 43 | .211 | 6 | 22
Joe Ferguson | 66 | 202 | 42 | .208 | 5 | 23
Rick Auerbach | 85 | 170 | 38 | .224 | 0 | 12
Tom Paciorek | 62 | 145 | 28 | .193 | 1 | 5
Henry Cruz | 53 | 94 | 25 | .266 | 0 | 5
Iván DeJesús | 63 | 87 | 16 | .184 | 0 | 2
Manny Mota | 52 | 49 | 13 | .265 | 0 | 10
Ken McMullen | 39 | 46 | 11 | .239 | 2 | 14
Leron Lee | 48 | 43 | 11 | .256 | 0 | 2
Jerry Royster | 13 | 36 | 9 | .250 | 0 | 1
Charlie Manuel | 15 | 15 | 2 | .133 | 0 | 2
Paul Powell | 8 | 10 | 2 | .200 | 0 | 0
Joe Simpson | 9 | 6 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 0
Orlando Álvarez | 4 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0

### Pitching

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#### Starting pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player  | G  | IP  | W  | L  | ERA  | SO

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Andy Messersmith | 42 | 321.2 | 19 | 14 | 2.29 | 213
Doug Rau | 38 | 257.2 | 15 | 9 | 3.11 | 151
Don Sutton | 35 | 254.1 | 16 | 13 | 2.87 | 175
Burt Hooton | 31 | 223.2 | 18 | 7 | 2.82 | 148
Juan Marichal | 2 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 13.50 | 1

#### Other pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player  | G  | IP  | W  | L  | ERA  | SO

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Rick Rhoden | 26 | 99.1 | 3 | 3 | 3.08 | 40
Al Downing | 22 | 74.2 | 2 | 1 | 2.89 | 39

#### Relief pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player  | G  | W  | L  | SV  | ERA  | SO

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Mike Marshall | 58 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 3.29 | 64
Charlie Hough | 38 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2.95 | 34
Jim Brewer | 21 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5.18 | 21
Stan Wall | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.69 | 6
Dave Sells | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.86 | 1
Geoff Zahn | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 | 1
Dennis Lewallyn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0

## Awards and honors

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* Gold Glove Award
* Steve Garvey
* Andy Messersmith
* NL Pitcher of the Month
* Don Sutton (April 1975)
* Don Sutton (May 1975)
* Burt Hooton (August 1975)
* Burt Hooton (September 1975)
* NL Player of the Week
* Burt Hooton and Don Sutton (Aug. 4–10)
* Andy Messersmith (Sep. 8–14)

### All-Stars

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* 1975 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
* Steve Garvey starter
* Ron Cey starter
* Jimmy Wynn starter
* Mike Marshall reserve
* Don Sutton reserve
* Andy Messersmith reserve
* TSN National League All-Star
* Steve Garvey

## Farm system

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Level  | Team  | League  | Manager

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AAA | Albuquerque Dukes | Pacific Coast League | Stan Wasiak
AA | Waterbury Dodgers | Eastern League | Don LeJohn
A | Bakersfield Dodgers | California League | Ron Brand
A | Danville Dodgers | Midwest League | Bart Shirley
Rookie | Bellingham Dodgers | Northwest League | Bill Berrier

## 1975 Major League Baseball Draft

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Main article: 1975 Major League Baseball Draft

The Dodgers drafted 33 players in the June draft and 11 in the January draft. Of those, six players would eventually play in the Major Leagues.

The top draft pick was shortstop Mark Bradley from Elizabethtown High School in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. He spent two seasons with the Dodgers as an outfielder in 1981–82 and a third season with the New York Mets and hit .204 in 113 at-bats.

The most successful draft pick was pitcher Dave Stewart, a 16th round pick out of St. Elizabeth High School in Oakland, California. He reached the Majors in 1978 with the Dodgers and played through 1995, primarily with the Oakland Athletics. He was 168–129 with a 3.95 ERA, was a 1989 All-Star, 3 time World Series Champion, a World Series MVP and 3 time League Championship Series MVP. Following his playing career he became a coach, an agent and a General Manager.

1975 Draft Picks

### January draft

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| Round  | Name  | Position  | School  | Signed  | Career span  | Highest level

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1  | Donald Washington  | OF  | Laney College | Yes  | 1975–1977  | A
2  | Dale Emmer  | OF  | Santa Monica College | No  |  |
3  | Gavin Long  | P  | College of San Mateo | No
Braves-1977  | 1977  | Rookie
4  | Patrick Buckner  | C  | Sacramento City College | No  | 1977  | A-
5  | Steven Watson  | P  | Midland College | No  |  |
6  | Mike Tennant  | RHP  | Crowder College | Yes  | 1975–1981  | AAA
7  | Ronald Weirum  | 2B  | Santa Barbara City College | Yes  | 1975–1977  | A
8  | Terry Watkins  | P  | Sacramento City College | No
Blue Jays-1978  | 1978  | A-

#### January Secondary phase

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Round  | Name  | Position  | School  | Signed  | Career span  | Highest level

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1  | Gil Patterson | OF  | Miami Dade College | No
Yankees-1975  | 1975–1982  | MLB
2  | William Yarbrough  | IF  | State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota | No
Royals-1977  | 1977–1979  | AA
3  | Earl Bass  | RHP  | University of South Carolina | No
Cardinals-1975  | 1975–1978  | AAA

### June draft

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Round  | Name  | Position  | School  | Signed  | Career span  | Highest level

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1  | Mark Bradley | SS  | Elizabethtown High School | Yes  | 1975–1984  | MLB
2  | Myron White | OF  | Sana Ana Valley High School | Yes  | 1975–1981  | MLB
3  | Rod Scheller  | RHP  | Greeley West High School | Yes  | 1975–1979  | A
4  | James Evans  | LHP  | East Technical High School | Yes  | 1975–1977  | A
5  | Marvin Garrison  | OF  | Verbum Dei High School | Yes  | 1975–1980  | AAA
6  | Robert Adams  | SS  | Fairview High School | Yes  | 1975–1976  | A
7  | Kenneth Townsend  | RHP  | Sonora High School | Yes  | 1975–1978  | A
8  | Jacky Parish  | C  | University of Oklahoma | Yes  | 1975–1976  | A
9  | Arthur Toal  | SS  | Tottenville High School | No
Tigers-1978  | 1978–1980  | AA
10  | Charles Martin  | OF  | Wheaton North High School | Yes  | 1975  | A-
11  | Michael Lake  | LHP  | Hueneme High School | Yes  | 1975–1978  | A
12  | Robert Healey  | RHP  | Roosevelt High School | No
Angels-1977  | 1977–1979  | A
13  | Robert Lowman  | RHP  | Mamaroneck High School | Yes  | 1975  | A-
14  | Samuel Roberts  | 1B  | Carson-Newman College | No  |  |
15  | Bob Stoffie  | RHP  | John F. Kennedy High School | Yes  | 1975–1977  | A
16  | Dave Stewart | RHP  | St. Elizabeth High School | Yes  | 1975–1995  | MLB
17  | Brad Gulden | C  | Chaska High School | Yes  | 1975–1986  | MLB
18  | Mike Walters | RHP  | Alta Loma High School | No
Angels-1977  | 1977–1985  | MLB
19  | Robert Dove  | RHP  | Tustin High School | No  |  |
20  | William Seney  | RHP  | Apple Valley High School | No  |  |
21  | Stephen Youngman  | 1B  | North Brunswick High School | No  |  |
22  | Paul Jacobs  | OF  | John F. Kennedy High School | No  |  |
23  | Paul Touchstone  | RHP  | Galveston College | No  |  |
24  | Robert Newman  | RHP  | Mt. Hood Community College | No  |  |
25  | Kris Kaminska  | RHP  | Peoria High School | No  |  |
26  | Jay Nelson  | RHP  | Chaska High School | No  |  |
27  | Mitch Dean  | RHP  | Concord High School | No  |  |
28  | Arthur Fischetti  | 2B  | Lafayette College | Yes  | 1975–1977  | AA
29  | Michael Otto  | RHP  | John F. Kennedy High School | No  | 1980  | A-
30  | Paul Lanier  | C  | Moultrie High School | No  |  |
31  | Rudy Rufer  | SS  | Valley Stream High School | No  |  |
32  | James Black  | OF  | Camden High School | No  |  |
33  | Alan Clark  | RHP  | Hiawatha High School | No  |  |

## Notes

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1. ^ Von Joshua page at Baseball Reference
2. ^ Burt Hooton page at Baseball Reference
3. ^ Jim Brewer page at Baseball Reference
4. ^ 1975 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB January Draft-Regular Phase
5. ^ 1975 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase
6. ^ 1975 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft

## References

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* Baseball-Reference season page
* Baseball Almanac season page

## External links

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* 1975 Los Angeles Dodgers uniform
* Los Angeles Dodgers official web site

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1975 MLB season by team

| AL East|

* Baltimore
* Boston
* Cleveland
* Detroit
* Milwaukee
* New York

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AL West|

* California
* Chicago
* Kansas City
* Minnesota
* Oakland
* Texas

| NL East|

* Chicago
* Montréal
* New York
* Philadelphia
* Pittsburgh
* St. Louis

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NL West|

* Atlanta
* Cincinnati
* Houston
* Los Angeles
* San Diego
* San Francisco

* 1975 MLB draft
* 1975 All-Star Game
* 1975 World Series

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* Established in 1884
* Formerly the Brooklyn Robins and the Brooklyn Dodgers
* Based in Los Angeles, California

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| Hall of Fame members|

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* Willie Keeler
* Sandy Koufax
* Tommy Lasorda
* Walter O'Malley
* Pee Wee Reese
* Branch Rickey
* Jackie Robinson
* Wilbert Robinson
* Duke Snider
* Don Sutton
* Dazzy Vance
* Zack Wheat

|

Ford C. Frick Award recipients|

* Buck Canel
* Jaime Jarrín
* Vin Scully

Miscellaneous|

* Nancy Bea Hefley
* Hilda Chester
* Gladys Goodding
* Nobe Kawano
* Robert Mitchell
* Allan Roth
* Dieter Ruehle

Key personnel|

* Owner: Guggenheim Baseball Management
* President: Stan Kasten
* President of Baseball Operations: Andrew Friedman
* General Manager: Brandon Gomes
* Manager: Dave Roberts

World Series
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* 1974
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* 1996
* 2006
* 2021

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